Under the lights on the river, the rest of the nation now knows just how good Bengals quarterback Kenny Anderson is. He outduels future Hall of Fame running back O.J. Simpson with his 447 yards passing compared to Simpson’s 197 yards rushing.

“If you’re looking for a headline, we didn’t execute," said safety George Iloka after Sunday's 33-7 loss to the Bears at Paul Brown Stadium. "It’s disappointing not just because of the scoreboard. I thought we were flat in execution, flat in effort.”

Still hung over from Monday night’s bitter, brutal Brawl in the Paul II loss to the Steelers, the Bengals went comatose Sunday and turned the Bears into the Monsters of the Midway during a 33-7 blow-out loss as stunning as Monday night’s blown 17-point lead against the Steelers.

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is poised to show old Pitt coaching buddy John Fox, head coach of the struggling Bears (3-9), the best of his skills when the two meet Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 19) at Paul Brown Stadium. Lewis is a master motivator known for getting his teams ready to play no matter the obstacles and the Bengals.Com Media Roundtable points them out.

On the way to Super Bowl XXIII, the Bengals climbed on the back of a rookie running back named Elbert “Ickey” Woods with 1,066 yards and 15 TDs. For all of his bruising runs and bursts of speed, Woods was best known for his moves after scoring.

The Bengals running game lives with new faces in a familiar style on a down-hill track that has revived the offensive line. Now less than a week after its best game on the ground against a Pittsburgh defense in 13 years, they try to keep it going Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 19) without starting running back Joe Mixon against a vulnerable Bears front seven that is missing some teeth with injuries.

On Nov. 6, 2014, the roaring crowd of 65,871 salutes the child queen of Bengaldom in an unforgettable ceremony at the end of the first quarter. Leah Still, four-year-old daughter of Bengals defensive tackle Devon Still, has been battling a Stage 4 cancer diagnosis since the spring and the courage of the inspiring father-daughter team has captured the country.

Week 14 marks the start of the fantasy playoffs for most leagues, so your start/sit decisions now are more important than ever. There are no more dart throws allowed; you can only play the people you are confident in.

Bengals No. 1 pick John Ross’ injury-marred season fittingly came to an end Wednesday when he went on season–ending injured reserve. The fastest man in the history of the NFL scouting combine just never got on track as a rookie.

With the chants of “Boomer, Boomer,” still ringing in his ears and his famous left arm that once claimed an NFL MVP still warm from a 105.2 passer rating, quarterback Boomer Esiason knows exactly what has just transpired at Riverfront Stadium on Nov. 22, 1997.

In honor of the Bengals’ 50th season, Bengals Legends will be recognized during halftime ceremonies at every regular season home game. The following Bengals Legends are scheduled to be recognized during the Bears game on Sunday, Dec. 10 (1 p.m.).

The Bengals come back to work Wednesday looking at being short-handed for Sunday’s short turnaround (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 19) against the Bears at Paul Brown Stadium. Off their biggest running day against the Steelers in 13 years, the Bengals need Giovani Bernard and their revived rushing game to counter injured depth.

Seen this movie before? Giovani Bernard, George IIoka, and all of Bengaldom certainly have. It was unbelievable that the sickening feeling could be replicated, but the pain of the 2015 Wild Card Game came rushing back. Right down to the last-play field goal in the bright glare of prime time that probably eliminates them from going the rest of the way, 23-20. “It kind of feels like déjà vu,” said Iloka. "It has the feel of that (play-off) loss. That was more like that was a sudden implosion out of nowhere. This one was like slow, slow and all of a sudden we’re playing for the game right here.”

The Bengals' 23-20 loss to Pittsburgh Monday night marred a great effort by the Bengals in stoning the NFL’s hottest offense on 126 yards in the first half and holding the torrid Big Ben to 50 percent completions on eight of 16 for just 109 yards.

Ugly. Nasty. Physical. And the Bengals were on the short end of it when they committed a franchise-record 168 yards in penalties in blowing a 17-point lead in a 23-20 loss Monday night at rainy Paul Brown Stadium.

As he packed up his locker on Monday, AJ McCarron wore an Alabama sweatshirt and hat. He was obviously looking forward to seeing if his alma mater would beat Clemson later that night for college football’s national championship.